tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post4250451873128607048..comments2024-03-28T12:15:01.248+01:00Comments on MY JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB: SENSE & SENSIBILITY BICENTENARY CELEBRATION - C. ALLYN PIERSON, PROPERTY AND INHERITANCE LAW IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY + GIVEAWAYMaria Graziahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-20208301589491554442011-03-30T16:00:25.959+02:002011-03-30T16:00:25.959+02:00Great post! I've always found primogeniture la...Great post! I've always found primogeniture laws fascinating, and the manner in which the subject is explored in S&S is particularly fascinating. I have often wondered about what Austen was trying to say by providing duel examples of inheritance schemes: while the Dashwood's certainly suffer under a system that favors males, the example of Mrs. Ferrars (as well as Lady Catherine in P&P and Lady Denham in Sanditon) does not exactly promote the notion that women could handle the situation much better. Overall, inheritance, regardless of its format, is constantly portrayed as problematic by Austen, and I really enjoyed the emphasis you placed here on the importance of generosity and kindness, rather than money, in promoting familial welfare.Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-7453494251591984972011-03-25T19:35:22.792+01:002011-03-25T19:35:22.792+01:00Thanks for the details of entailment and property ...Thanks for the details of entailment and property ownership in Regency era. This post basically sums up the difficult life that the Dashwoods women encounter due to inheritance law that favours gentleman. I'm lucky to be living in the 21st century and what I own is mine after marriage.<br /><br />evangelineace2020(at)yahoo(dot)comLúthien84https://www.blogger.com/profile/15390711363301378521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-49705862301180589692011-03-23T13:55:18.384+01:002011-03-23T13:55:18.384+01:00Hello! I really enjoyed reading this post. Current...Hello! I really enjoyed reading this post. Currently I am doing studies on this particular work and found it very helpful. The giveaway is a cherry on the top and thanks for making it international!<br /><br />venusnoire1 (at) inbox . lvBeatrisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166322019168327376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-15528502401301291042011-03-22T01:19:46.840+01:002011-03-22T01:19:46.840+01:00Very helpful, Carey. Thank you.Very helpful, Carey. Thank you.Mary Simonsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400923132711871703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-70199654752633884822011-03-21T07:55:40.426+01:002011-03-21T07:55:40.426+01:00It has been very interesting to read such a compre...It has been very interesting to read such a comprehensive essay about inheritance. Although it’s common knowledge, the status of women was really hard (and frustrating, I’d say), if you think that even wealthy women could not manage their own money by themselves. I know it’s naive, but I feel so angry about this, I really can’t stand it!<br /><br />claudiagaggioli@virgilio.itClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392025518428560808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-43836596244695510712011-03-20T19:47:17.653+01:002011-03-20T19:47:17.653+01:00Regina: This is so often a problem reading pre-20t...Regina: This is so often a problem reading pre-20th Century literature; we tend to skim over these intricacies because we don't understand them and thus miss the nuances of the stories. I did not know much about Regency history until I began research for my first book (and the research took at least as long as the book!) Now, I find Regency history to be addictive- the more I learn the more I want to know and the more I enjoy the novels!C. Allyn Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040684592447819214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-4397694292162075972011-03-20T15:04:02.805+01:002011-03-20T15:04:02.805+01:00Carey, I certainly wish that I had understood all ...Carey, I certainly wish that I had understood all these "nuances" of British society the first time I read S&S. I was aware of the concept of the entail from other pieces I had read, but for the life of me, I couldn't quite get what was going on with the Dashwoods. It seemed quite contrived for a story line. It was only after my teen years that I finally grasped the intricacies of the situation in which the Dashwood sisters found themselves. Only then did I appreciate the conflict Austen had created.Regina Jeffershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625258900926909602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-73004483857299772512011-03-20T14:27:42.405+01:002011-03-20T14:27:42.405+01:00Very interesting post! I've always wished to l...Very interesting post! I've always wished to live during the 18th century, but I think it would have been difficult to deal with this matter of inheritance. Thank God it's not like this anymore :)<br />Thank you for making this giveaway international!<br />maniezkelly at gmail dot comKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132098973289126743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-41781161065187711922011-03-20T14:13:08.749+01:002011-03-20T14:13:08.749+01:00Maria, it's a very interesting post. Thanks fo...Maria, it's a very interesting post. Thanks for have the chance to win a copy open worldwide.<br />conchisc3(at)gmail(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-78883608103131190132011-03-20T13:23:19.104+01:002011-03-20T13:23:19.104+01:00What a very interesting post about inheritance law...What a very interesting post about inheritance laws of bygone days. I'm certainly grateful that today's laws are more liberal. While reading Ms.Pierson's remarks, I was also reminded of the recent Masterpiece production of Downton Abbey.<br />lcbrower40(at)gmail(dot)comLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809165184459649536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-16777480240225027652011-03-20T08:40:58.922+01:002011-03-20T08:40:58.922+01:00Welcome back on My JA Bok Club, C.! And thank you ...Welcome back on My JA Bok Club, C.! And thank you so much for this thoroughful, interesting contribution. This is just great to demonstrate how wrong those who dismiss Jane Austen's works as romances are. These themes are truly a smart analysis of the 18th century society and with her witty style she fullfils such elegant satire!<br />Great post.Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.com